2.06.2011

Saturday night I made it out to one of Julie's fabulous parties, this time with a vintage pajama dress code! It was fantastic to see all the colors, fabrics, and glamorous silhouettes all in one place. The cozy mood was set with a fire in the woodstove, fluffy pillows on the floor, and endless yummy foods and cocktails. Everyone seemed so at ease, pajamas and loungewear are definitely an icebreaker! The girls were all in loungewear and dressing gowns from the 30's to the 60's, and the boys had classic p.j.s or smoking jackets.

This is what I wore, Julie snapped the pic of me last minute (thanks Julie!), I just had to show what I wore too! I found this Thursday at Magpie, almost by chance. It was hanging on the back of a pillar, and I've been looking for a tailored wool dressing gown and loved the clean late 1930s lines. When they took it off the wall for me, I saw the polka dot silk hood and was sold! It's like something you see in old movies that you think couldn't possibly exist in the "real" vintage world. It was perfect to wear to the party too!

Harumph! No one invites ME to vintage pajama parties. Sounds oh so luxurious. With that silk hood, your dressing gown is totally reminding me of something Ginger would be basking around in in one of the 1930s, art deco style Astaire and Rogers films. Lovely!

oh, your dressing gown is divine! I love how so many late 30s/early 40s garments, from dressing gowns, to evening gowns had these dramatic hoods. Yours is particularly awesome due to those polka dots!!

this is great! I've been complaining lately about the lack of loungewear out there, as I feel that "at home wear" doesn't have to be schlumpy. the moment I read your pajama post, I knew I had found a blog after my own heart! If I could, I'd ban sweatpants in public too!

...but thanks for the post about pajamas-wearing in public! I couldn't agree more. It is really sad that people doesen't care more about themselves.I'm not either asking people to dress like me instead, but just something that's not bed-smelly and extremely worn out (which many pajamases are). When I'm choosing my vegetables and picking my milk and cheese, I don't want to see someones ass peeking through a huge hole.

I've never commented on your blog before, but have been reading it for a year or two?, and I understand what you mean about caring a little bit about yourself by wearing (at the very least) something clean when you go out of the house (today I didn't get around to the ironing part). But lots of people think about themselves and how they are in the world differently.